The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-16

1t and bid them welcome to their homes.
We have In view several public spirited
citizens whom we know to bo deeply
concerned about the welfare OF tho
young men Of Ncwberry, who would
gladly aid in arranging for the convene
College would doubtless be pleased to
give the thing up they must have word
to say about it. ....' Nv. ~'
The Official Bond OF the New Clerk.
. Mr.. John NJ. Kinartl, the newly ap-
pointed Clerk of tho Court, had his bond
recorded In the Clerks office on Satur-
day, the 18th instant, and carried 1t to
Columbia on the same evening and re-
turned on Monday, and will take charge
or tho office rs soon as the Governor
signs his commission, which will be done
on his return to Columbia. The bond
Is for ten thousand dollars, with r. l..
McCaughrin, Jas. Mcintosh, j. N. Mar
tin, r. II. Wright, A. NJ. Bowers, l. N.
Gary, w. II. Tarrant, B. r. Griffin, o.
Is. Mayer, jr., aud Jas. A. Burton rs
than one hundred thousand dollars, and
would have been good for that amount
had the law required 1t. Mr.. Kinard
goes into office with the endorsement Of
the most substantial business men Of
Newberry. and has everything to ell
courage him to make faithful and cill-
cient officer, which he will doubtless do.
We wish him abundant success.
Newbcrry College Notes.
Rev. Edward II. Horn, of Charleston,
Sti11 f1,,lf Al,o
mon ut the next commencement of New
berry College.
DR.. J. Hawkins of The Visitor, has
been elected by the faculty of the Thco-
logical Seminary at Ncwbcrry to preach
the sermon to tho graduating class this
year.
Mrs. Frances e. Keller has kindly
agreed to place III the ''Sitley Museums
case Of meteorological specimens, en-
gravcd with age and date Of death Of her
son, James Aiken Keller, former stu
dent Of Ncwbcrry College, who died
during the session of 1SS4-S5. This will
be fitting, and at the same time, useful
tribute to his memory.
The students OF Newbcrry College,
with some help from its faculty, have
contributed the sum of fifty dollars for
Il memorial widow in the English Lu-
thcran Church at Augusta, Ga. Such Il
donation proves that the missionary
work Of the church is not forgotten at
Ncwberry College. While the church
cheerfully helps the college, the college
rcciprocates by helping the church.
"Thnt Wonderful Well III GcOrgfa'
Pronounced II IIumbug.
In its issue of February Sd, our local
contemporary, the Observer, gave it's
readers column or more of reading on
the wonderful we'll at IIillman, Tullia-
fcrro county, Georgia, and the names
of persons who had tested its wonderful
acknowledgements powers-incnding
an interview with Mr.. j. II. Slawson,
formerly of this county, now of Atlanta,
Georgia. The thing looked we'll on
paper and Mr.. JAS. L. Todd, who has
been suffering with rheumatism for sev-
eral years, decided to give it trial, and
on Tuesday, the Sth instant, he left
Newberry to be cured. lie reached
Hillman, flag station on the Washing
ton branch of the Georgia Railroad,
sixty miles from Augusta, Georgia, OH
Wednesday, the 9th instant, and walked
out to the we'll, about threc-fourths of
mile from the station. Mr.. Todd's de-
scription OF the well to Il HERALD AND
NEWS reporter was as follows: The
we'll is about eight feet wide and twelve
feet deep, and has steps leading to the
bottom where there is room for four
chairs for the use Of those who desire
to test its curative powcrs--a charge Of
one dollar per day being made for the
privilege. III one corner Of the well is
Il spring, the waters Of which arc said TO
be good for dyspepsia. Mr.. Todd gave
the well a trial for several hours on
Wednesday, repeated it Thursday and
again OH Friday, without any apparent
benefit, when he left for home reaching
here on the following day Saturday.
lie said that there was there besides him
selfa man from New York, another from
New Orleans, one from Charleston, three
men, two ladies and an old colorcd man,
from Georgia who had gone there to test
the well and that most Of the company,
Mrs. Slawson, the wife of Mr.. j. X.
Slawson, who gnvc the Observer the
glowing account OF its benefits, being
one OF the number, were of the opinion
that it was Il humbug. lie said further
that others had been there and left with
the same feeling OF disgust. Mr.. Todd
also told us that the owner of the well
was in Augusta, Georgia the day he
left, trying to arrange with the propric-
tor Of tho Planters Hotel TO improve
the property on which the well is sit
uated, but from the conclusion reached
by those who tried it ut the time Mr..
Todd was there It will be useless for
him to spend any money on it.
We had no faith in the well, therefore,
did not publish it, although wc heard
Mr.. Slawson's statement as to It's won
dcrful curative powers. We believed
that he was mistaken and find that he
was, and that he and the Observer have
been the means Of getting others sold
with them. Mr.. Todd has paid about
twenty-five dollars for his share of the
experience. The Observer is hard to beat
on sensations. Some time ago it pub
lishcd long account Of the mysteries
in Laurens county, "a haunted house"
etc., and now the Georgia ,ceV, and there
is no telling What it will have next It
might be well for those who read these
wonderful stories to wait and let others
test them before spending any money